Kint PHP Debugger
by Tonya Mork · Uncategorized
Kint is a modern and powerful PHP debugging helper, which requires zero-setup and replaces var_dump(), print_r() and debug_backtrace().
49 health vs 61 average across 5,758 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.22, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2685 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
86
now · peak 163
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-28 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-27 90+ → 100+ up after 24 days in band
- 2026-06-03 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-01 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-31 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-29 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-25 100+ → 90+ down after 11 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- S Show var_dump 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Crontrol 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Debug Bar 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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